Mar Diestro-Dópido
All articles by Mar Diestro-Dópido
From the Sight and Sound archive
My father the hero: Víctor Erice’s El sur
Despite having had its funding pulled and its production halted 48 days into an 81-day shoot, Erice’s tantalising, incomplete 1983 film is still regarded by many as a masterpiece, telling the tale of a young girl’s relationship with her secretive, emotionally distant father.
By Mar Diestro-Dópido
My father the hero: Víctor Erice’s El sur
Reviews
Strange Way of Life: Almodóvar’s unabashedly romantic western
By Mar Diestro-Dópido
Obituaries
Carlos Saura obituary: leading Spanish auteur of Cría cuervos
By Mar Diestro-Dópido
Interviews
“The Human Voice came about as a caprice”: Pedro Almodóvar on his spellbinding lockdown project
By Mar Diestro-Dópido
Lists
Forgotten treasures of the multiplex
By Ryan Gilbey, Nick James and others
10 great
10 great films set in Madrid
By Maria Delgado, Sarah Wright and others